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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 29, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson.

In virtual White House meetings, Jewish leaders urge Biden to fill key positions on...

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Officials from the Biden administration held two virtual meetings with leaders from major Jewish organizations for in-depth conversations about the administration’s response to growing violent anti-Semitic attacks in the United States. The hour-long discussions held...

How is this White House Seder different than all others?

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The Biden administration is hosting a virtual Passover Seder open to the general public on Thursday in a move to expand its outreach to the broader American Jewish community, the White House told the...
Bob Jacobs and family with Senator Jesse HelmsCourtesy

A tribute to Bob Jacobs

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Having just attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s Hanukkah celebration, I decided to pay tribute to Robert (Bob) Jacobs, a man who ranks as one of the top Jewish activists of all time. Without even...
The White House. Credit: History.com.

Despite uptick in COVID-19, White House to host annual Hanukkah party

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Despite a significant rise in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has reached some of its highest numbers in America to date this month, the White House will host its annual Hanukkah party on Dec....
U.S. Chief of Protocol Cam Henderson assists President Donald J. Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the documents during the signing of the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. Photo: Andrea Hanks/White House.

A tale of two White House signing ceremonies

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Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters...
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman delivers remarks during the announcement of normalization of relations between Israel and Bahrain on Sept. 11, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Credit: Tia Dufour/The White House.

Experts view Israel’s normalization deals as start of fundamental reordering of Mideast alliances

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The signing of the normalization agreements on Tuesday by Israel with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have generated a flurry of discussion over how the moves will impact the Middle East going forward.  Richard...
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by White House senior advisers, delivers a statement announcing the agreement of full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House.

White House to hold official signing ceremony for UAE-Israel ‘Abraham Accord’

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Israel and the United Arab Emirates are scheduled to formally sign the Aug. 13 normalization agreement—named the “Abraham Accord”—at the White House on Sept. 15, a senior White House official told JNS. U.S. President Donald...
U.S. President Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 27, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

In nomination acceptance speech, Trump highlights pro-Israel accomplishments

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In his acceptance speech of the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the final night of the four-day Republican National Convention U.S. President Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel accomplishments. At the same time, he railed...
From left: U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2018. Credit: State Department Photo, Public Domain.

What’s more important in a president? Policy or character?

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For Republicans and many supporters of Israel, former National Security Advisor John Bolton went from hero to zero in the last year. For opponents of President Donald Trump, it’s different. They always intensely disliked...

US interior secretary to help light National Menorah on White House lawn

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U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will help light the National Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., at 4 p.m. on Sunday—the first night of Hanukkah. The holiday begins on the evening of...